inseminate vs alter

inseminate and alter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inseminate	No	No	Yes	No
alter	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, alter is a hypernym of inseminate; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than inseminate:

Other hypernyms of inseminate include change, modify.

inseminate (verb)	alter (verb)
introduce semen into (a female)	remove the ovaries of
place seeds in or on (the ground)	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to